Remember Irish Seconds?

[Hovannes]

In the 1970's Irish Seconds were highly regarded by my colleagues in grad school, blemished Petersons that were sold as $10 basket pipes, not acknowledged as Petersons. They were reputed to be a lot of pipe for the money
I recollect the Tinderbox sold them in my town.
By the time I got to grad school they became Shamrocks, stamped Shamrock a Peterson Product with a "S" not "P" on the stem and migrated out of the basket and on to a display and the price climbed to an astronomical $15 if I recollect correctly. These weren't the current Peterson Shamrock line, but blemished pipes begrudgingly acknowledged by Peterson.

I bought one with money earned as a dorm janitor and still have it, a shape 606 pot.
As I recall it took a long time to break it in but it eventually became one of my favorites.

Any other Irish Seconds or Shamrocks, or other black sheep pipes of the Peterson family still soldiering on out there?

 

[bullet08]

I'm sure there are some. I got into pipe smoking late to see them at shops or online. I'm pretty sure there are some who would prefer Irish Second over current run of Peterson.

 

[clynch]

2nds are cool. Lacking in accoutrements, stamps, color ... polish, but smoking just as well (probably).

 

[NC TX ID pipeman]

I just seen a Peterson second named Erica and it was rusticated XL 02 kinda like Donegal rocky but it was great no blemishes at all...It was older version from maybe 70s 80s? cool pipe...It did have that 70s stem with wide saturn ring on it

 

[mingc]

Irish Seconds for sale, on line: New Tobacco Pipes: Irish Seconds || Smokingpipes.eu - https://www.smokingpipes.eu/pipes/new/irish-seconds/

 

[judcole]

I have an old Irish Second Prince. Fine pipe.

 

[Singularis]

I love my Irish Second straight billiard with saddle stem. Came as a smooth natural finish with no noticeable blemishes or fills. Now beautifully darkened and smokes like a dream! It was the first pipe I purchased after a long hiatus from pipe smoking, and probably my second pipe purchased ever (over 10 years ago).

I wish these were still a thing you could buy from a basket. Not terribly interested in buying from SP Europe at that price.

 

[DanWil84]

SP.eu has them, I never really looked around. For me the difference between a "true" Peterson and a Irish Seconds is in price not large enough to not buy a "true" Peterson pipe.

 

[OzPiper]

No.
But I remember a recent thread on Irish Turds

Oops ! Sorry ! Wrong spelling

 

[FLDRD]

Anybody know anything about this?

 

[Bengel]

Got this one a few years back, it is smaller and a nice pocket pipe with a generous size bowl for its size.